Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

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Lucror Analytics

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The Asia HY Trade Book for the month of December includes a summary of our recommendations, as well as our high-conviction ideas. The report also features relative-value charts and lists of the bonds in the Lucror Asia HY index.

  The Asia HY Trade Book for the month of December includes a summary of our recommendations, as well as our high-conviction ideas. The report also features relative-value charts and lists of the bonds in the Lucror Asia HY index. 

Asia HY Trade Book - December 2021 - Lucror Analytics

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Bottom-Up

Shimao Property Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>A connected party transaction and a pending management shake-up see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shimao-property-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8375:1" rel="noopener">Shimao Property Holdings (813 HK)</a> shares fall to a record low amid renewed liquidity concerns.  </li>
<li>Preceding my comments on Shimao, are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.</li>
<li>The title of this insight is in reference to a heading in Shimao's 2021 interim report, "Diversified “Giant Aircraft” flown at full speed". </li>
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A connected party transaction and a pending management shake-up see Shimao Property Holdings (813 HK) shares fall to a record low amid renewed liquidity concerns.  
Preceding my comments on Shimao, are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.
The title of this insight is in reference to a heading in Shimao's 2021 interim report, "Diversified “Giant Aircraft” flown at full speed". 


StubWorld: Shimao (813 HK) - Gear-Up Landing For "Giant Aircraft"

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.

Event-Driven

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<li>Less than a week after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-evergrande-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:479:1" rel="noopener">Evergrande (3333 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kaisa-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:169:1" rel="noopener">Kaisa (1638 HK)</a> were officially declared defaulters,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shimao-property-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8375:1" rel="noopener">Shimao Property (813 HK)</a>'s bonds and shares plunged, as did <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shimao-services-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29199:1" rel="noopener">Shimao Services (873 HK)</a>'s shares. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunac-services-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29239:1" rel="noopener">Sunac Services (1516 HK)</a> is the second-worst worst performing property services play over the past week/month.  Separately, parent <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunac-china-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:240:1" rel="noopener">Sunac (1918 HK)</a> recently sold &gt;US$1bn of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xinjiang-beiken-energy-eng-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29381:1" rel="noopener">Beiken Energy (002828 CH)</a> shares. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/first-service-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34884:1" rel="noopener">First Service (2107 HK)</a>'s long stop date for the share transfer agreements expire at month-end. This may not be the ideal time to second-guess whether Sunac agrees to an extension. </li>
</ul>


Less than a week after Evergrande (3333 HK) and Kaisa (1638 HK) were officially declared defaulters,  Shimao Property (813 HK)'s bonds and shares plunged, as did Shimao Services (873 HK)'s shares. 

Sunac Services (1516 HK) is the second-worst worst performing property services play over the past week/month.  Separately, parent Sunac (1918 HK) recently sold &gt;US$1bn of Beiken Energy (002828 CH) shares. 

First Service (2107 HK)'s long stop date for the share transfer agreements expire at month-end. This may not be the ideal time to second-guess whether Sunac agrees to an extension. 


First Service (2107 HK): Too Hot To Handle

Equity Research in HK and Mainland China

Li Tang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Quality developers are said to be supported by NAFMII to issue M&amp;A bonds with a long maturity to acquire real estate projects from troubled developers</li>
<li>This adds further fuel to the rumour that financing for M&amp;A activity will be outside of the three red lines</li>
<li>The Politburo December meeting provided a positive signal for property policy that is expected to be echoed in the Central Economic Work Conference statement this week</li>
</ul>


Quality developers are said to be supported by NAFMII to issue M&amp;A bonds with a long maturity to acquire real estate projects from troubled developers
This adds further fuel to the rumour that financing for M&amp;A activity will be outside of the three red lines
The Politburo December meeting provided a positive signal for property policy that is expected to be echoed in the Central Economic Work Conference statement this week


China State-Owned Developer Plans to Issue M&A Bonds on Interbank Market

Hong Kong

Shimao Property Holdings Limited develops real estate projects in China.

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Shimao Property Holdings (813 HK)

Asia HY Trade Book - December 2021 - Lucror Analytics

The Asia HY Trade Book for the month of December includes a summary of our recommendations, as well as our high-conviction ideas. The report also...

Lucror Analytics

StubWorld: Shimao (813 HK) - Gear-Up Landing For "Giant Aircraft"

The placement, the pledge, the connected party transaction, and a large parcel of shares moving into CCASS (most likely connected to the founder...

David Blennerhassett

Morning Views Asia: PPI, Shimao Group

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region,...

Lucror Analytics

First Service (2107 HK): Too Hot To Handle

I expect these share transfer agreements to be extended, if need be, and the spread to tighten once completed. But that outcome is by no means...

David Blennerhassett

China State-Owned Developer Plans to Issue M&A Bonds on Interbank Market

The new move adds further fuel to the rumour that financing for M&A activity will be outside of the three red lines,This is a crucial development...

Li Tang

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